frightfiction Chapter 644 - 644
Chapter 644 - 644
The one-eyed man lurked in the shadows, waiting for the right moment.However, the plan had encountered significant complications.
His original strategy was to defeat them one by one, which was why he had sent Elizabeth to attack the Minamoto household. For him, Eiji was an unavoidable obstacle in his quest to obtain Arcueid.
By eliminating that troublesome human first, everything else would become much simpler.
But he never expected that a Phantasmal Species would be hiding within the Minamoto residence!
Though still young, it was ultimately one of the highest forms of mystery, and Elizabeth was completely outmatched.
"I never thought he'd be so cautious as to arrange a Phantasmal Species to protect his family."
Roa felt troubled.
This was completely unexpected—the first step of his plan had been stillborn.
Left with no other choice, Roa used the blood curse to make Elizabeth release her Noble Phantasm.
The spear Elizabeth carried with her was actually the weaponized form of her former residence, Čachtice Castle. By releasing the Noble Phantasm's true name, the spear could revert to Čachtice Castle.
As for its subsequent functions, Roa had no desire to recall them—merely thinking about it made his head ache.
Depending on the situation, there was also the current approach.
By throwing the demonic spear into the air and transforming it into a castle, the fortress would descend like a meteor, crushing everything below.
Arcueid immediately leaped into action.
Roa smirked triumphantly.
She appeared after all!
If such a massive castle were to fall, casualties would be inevitable.
If it were the Arcueid of the past, she would never have cared about the lives of ordinary people.
But now, things were different—she had a weakness!
Arcueid, who constantly had to suppress her blood-sucking impulses, could only exert at most thirty percent of her power. Thus, even with her full-strength Marble Phantasm, she could barely hold back Čachtice Castle.
Roa seized the moment to strike!
The instant the Golden Wolf dealt with Elizabeth and Arcueid descended from the sky, Roa, gripping a gleaming dagger, charged forward at a speed far beyond what the human eye could perceive!
This was Arcueid's moment of exhaustion—comparable to a human having expended all their strength in a single move, leaving no possibility of reaction!
With just one strike, he could defeat Arcueid!
"I've been waiting for you!"
But suddenly.
A figure dashed diagonally from the side, a bright blade light shimmering like rippling water as it swept upward toward him!
"!"
The appearance of this figure was entirely unexpected.
Roa's expression changed abruptly. His assault on Arcueid was instantly thwarted, forcing him to adjust his stance to meet the oncoming blade.
"Clang!"
A sharp metallic ring pierced their eardrums like an ultrasonic wave.
An intensely concentrated force transmitted from the dagger, and Roa's body was uncontrollably pushed backward.
On the other side.
"Ugh!"
Eiji grunted, his eyes filled with deep shock.
An overwhelming, irresistible force surged from the blade. The sheer magnitude of the power caught him off guard, leaving him no time to employ any force-dispersing techniques. He was sent flying like a cannonball.
"Roa!"
Arcueid snapped back to reality, her crimson eyes locking tightly onto the man. She resembled a beautiful serpent ready to strike, releasing a startling killing intent from her entire being.
"Bang!"
Arcueid kicked off the ground without hesitation.
Wrapped in intense killing intent, she charged toward Roa without a second thought!
"Don't go!"
In her dazed state, what seemed like a panicked shout came from nearby.
But Arcueid paid no attention to it. Her centuries-old enemy was right before her eyes, and he had just killed her mere days ago - how could she possibly stop now!
"Hahaha! You're still as foolish as you were eight hundred years ago, Arcueid Brunestud!"
Roa laughed uproariously.
Overjoyed would be the perfect word to describe his current mood.
He thought his ambush had been exposed and this operation had failed, but unexpectedly, his prey had delivered itself right to his doorstep!
Roa steadied himself, a manic smile spreading across his face beneath the bandages.
In the blink of an eye, Arcueid closed the distance between them.
But in that same instant.
Arcueid suddenly felt her entire body turn cold.
An unknown terror abruptly spread throughout her entire being.
Facing Roa's maddened gaze, she felt like a mouse encountering a cat, her entire body overtaken by trembling.
I can't win!
Every cell in her body screamed to get away.
I'll die!
The strength in her limbs receded like the tide.
"Swish!"
Roa swung his dagger.
As if predicting her reaction, Roa made no move to defend himself. The dagger pierced through the air, striking the single "line" on Arcueid's body!
Like a hot knife cutting through butter, the dagger effortlessly sliced through Arcueid's neck.
No blood flowed out, and her throat remained unbroken.
But after taking this strike, Arcueid collapsed to the ground like a worn-out rag, slowly sinking down.
"One hit?"
The Golden Werewolf was startled.
Eiji, who had jumped out from the residential building, also wore a grim expression.
On the ground, Arcueid felt her body temperature rapidly dropping, as if she were on the verge of death - so similar to their previous battle in the forest.
Even after being struck, Arcueid still couldn't understand.
Why?
This wasn't an ambush, but a direct confrontation.
Her strength had long since recovered. In a head-on fight, she should have been able to defeat Roa in just a few moves. Even if he had absorbed massive scale, she should have been fully capable of fighting him to a standstill.
Even against a Dead Apostle Ancestor, she could suppress them with just over half her strength restored. Even if Roa had consumed an Ancestor, she should have remained undefeatable!
There was absolutely no way she could be defeated in one hit!
What was that chilling sensation that ran through her entire body just now?
It felt like all her power was being suppressed, completely unable to unleash her true strength.
"No, is this... conceptual suppression?"
Arcueid suddenly remembered.
She vaguely recalled Eiji mentioning earlier that he had identified the true identity of the vampire Roa had consumed.
"Impressive that you figured it out!"
Roa looked down at her leisurely.
"I consumed Dracula, gaining enormous growth in vampire scale. And don't forget I'm a magus - manipulating concepts is something I'm quite skilled at!"
It had been just another routine day of hunting when the dead brought back information that delighted him beyond measure.
They had found a human who, if consumed, could greatly increase his scale.
Without hesitation, Roa rushed to the scene, risking exposure.
That was Elizabeth's home.
He completely devoured Vlad III, abducted Carmilla, and deliberately left behind a corpse to create a scene of blood and flesh fragments—all to avoid exposure.
That was the night Elizabeth was attacked.
"Looking back now, this Singularity was practically heaven!"
Roa smiled with satisfaction.
His pride contained an even more arrogant humility.
After consuming Dracula, his power increased exponentially, and he even acquired the concept of the "Source of Vampires."